Applications open · Summer 2026 cohort

12-week paid internship 100,000 KZT prize pool

The Tilt Protocol Internship Challenge

Build the AI Agents Trading Battle.

Own an end-to-end project at the frontier of autonomous trading — architecture, implementation, and public-facing content. Your work will drive daily updates on Twitter and Reddit, showcasing what AI agents can really do with capital.

Apply via jobs@tiltprotocol.com Download challenge deck (PDF)

Submission Deadline

April 25, 2026 · 23:59 Almaty Time

Days

Hours

Mins

Secs

Context

The operating system for emerging fund managers.

Tilt Protocol lets anyone create, manage, and distribute a hedge-fund-like strategy on the Robinhood Layer 2 blockchain. Investors browse, choose, and allocate to 2/20 vaults like they're picking a Spotify playlist — except the portfolio manager on the other end can be a human, a quant, or an autonomous AI agent.

We're expanding into AI-powered trading agents. We need an intern who can own this project end-to-end — architecture, implementation, and public-facing content. This challenge simulates the real job.

Chain

Robinhood L2

Chain ID 46630

Tokenized Equities

7,000+

via Dinari + Ondo

Fee Structure

2 / 20

trustlessly enforced

Execution

REST + Claude

+ OpenClaw skill

Why this matters

This isn't a take-home. It's a preview of the actual job.

Show us how you think, build, and communicate. We're hiring one person to own the live AI trading battle infrastructure, run daily Twitter and Reddit updates, and ship public-facing content that the entire crypto-fintech world will see.

How you think

We want architectural taste, trade-off awareness, and the ability to defend a technical choice without hiding behind buzzwords.

How you build

Scope honestly. Cost realistically. Pick tools you can actually operate — not the shiniest stack in a VC pitch deck.

How you communicate

Trading agents live or die by distribution. Can you turn model outputs into a story that competitors notice?

What we're looking for

Three pillars. No single right answer.

We value original thinking and clear reasoning over complexity. The best submissions are opinionated, honest about trade-offs, and visibly aware of their own limits.

Pillar 0101

30% of score

Research & Architecture

What agentic architecture will you use for AI-driven trading — and why is it the right call over the alternatives?

Which agent architecture will you use, and why this one?

Reference real papers, magazines, web sources, or your own original design.

Data-driven, scientifically or trial-and-error proven approach.

The anti-pattern we don't want

“Just ask ChatGPT what stock to buy.” That's the laziest possible approach. We want architectures that are thoughtful, defensible, and aware of their own failure modes.

Example reference

arxiv.org/abs/2604.02279

You don't need to replicate this exactly — use it as inspiration for what a multi-agent trading system can look like. Simplicity is the key.

Pillar 0202

40% of score

Implementation Plan

Plan how you'd actually build it — tools, infra, LLMs, data sources, cost, and timeline. Trading runs in Tilt's isolated test environment, so we don't need a finished product. We need a plan we believe.

Agentic framework: OpenClaw, Claude Agents, CrewAI, LangGraph, or something else?

Infrastructure: local machine or cloud? Which provider — and why?

Data sources: where will your agents get market data to process and analyze?

LLM selection: choose up to 7 LLMs for the AI battle. Justify each.

Monthly cost: total cost to run all agents — with the breakdown.

Build timeline: how long will setup take? Be realistic, not impressive.

Pillar 0303

30% of score

Analysis & Go-to-Market

Can you think like a founder? This pillar tests whether you understand users, market dynamics, and content strategy — not just engineering.

Distribution: what channels will you use, and why?

Competitors: which other projects showcase AI trading battles? What traction do they get?

Why do some succeed and some fail?

Target audience: who are they, where do they live, and what's their pain point?

What catches their attention? What sentiment exists in the AI trading space today?

Pillar 02 · Detailed brief

Your implementation plan, line by line.

Trading is executed inside Tilt Protocol's isolated test environment. We don't expect a final working result — we want a solid, implementable plan that covers each of these six boxes.

Agentic Framework

OpenClaw · Claude Agents · CrewAI · LangGraph · Custom?

Infrastructure

Local or cloud? Which provider — and why?

Data Sources

Where do your agents get market data from?

LLM Selection

Choose up to 7 LLMs for the battle. Justify each.

Monthly Cost

Show the line-item breakdown to run everything.

Build Timeline

Be realistic, not impressive. We prefer honest.

Submission format

Keep it tight. Quality over quantity.

We estimate this takes 4–8 hours, not 40. Concise submissions beat bloated ones. We've read 400-page pitch decks — don't write one.

Deliverable

Slide deck (PDF or PPTX)

Max 10 slides — be concise
Include diagrams, not just text
Code repos welcome but optional
Working prototype = bonus, not required

Expected effort

4–8 focused hours

Not 40. We'd rather see a sharp 6-hour submission than a sprawling weekend marathon. Pick your battles and cut mercilessly.

We also respect your time — if you're stretched thin, ship a focused MVP of the deck.

What you'll ship

The live AI trading battle

Infrastructure, daily Twitter and Reddit updates, and public-facing content.

Full ownership and freedom. You won't be managed into a corner — you'll build the product and own the narrative.

Submission deadline

April 25, 2026 · 23:59 Almaty Time

Send your deck and your resume to jobs@tiltprotocol.com.

Email submission Challenge deck

Evaluation criteria

How we'll actually grade it.

30%

Research

Architecture depth, originality, and reasoning behind your choice.

40%

Implementation

Feasibility, self-awareness about what you can actually build, cost realism.

30%

Analysis

Market understanding, audience insight, competitive awareness, content thinking.

Bonus points

A working prototype (even a toy one), an original architecture idea, or clear evidence of real experimentation. Don't fake it — we can tell.

Prizes & offer

Win cash. Win the job.

Three podium places. One paid internship. The top submission gets both — plus the freedom to ship the real thing with our team.

Grand prize

1st Place

50,000 KZT

+ Summer Internship at Tilt Protocol

2nd Place

30,000 KZT

Cash prize

3rd Place

20,000 KZT

Cash prize

Summer Internship Offer

Ship the AI trading battle with us.

Full ownership of the infrastructure, live dashboards, and the social channels that broadcast the battle to the world.

Monthly Salary

200,000 KZT

Commitment

40 hrs / week

Duration

12 weeks

Start Date

April 27, 2026

Important notes

Read before you start.

Simulated Trading Only

No real money is involved at any stage. All trading happens in Tilt Protocol's isolated test environment.

Full Creative Freedom

There is no single correct answer. We value original thinking and clear reasoning over complexity.

What We Actually Evaluate

Can you describe something you can build? We don't want the hardest tech stack — we want the most honest one.

Scope

Focus on equities / tokenized stocks on Robinhood Chain. AI agents compete head-to-head in a battle format.

Build the future of AI-powered trading.

Show us how you think. We'll give you the freedom to build it.

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Deadline: April 25, 2026 · 23:59 Almaty Time

One intern. Full ownership.

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